Tony Morris

About Classical Guitar Alive

Saturday at 7 pm

The classical guitar has the power to inspire, lift the spirit, and ease suffering. Many cultures and histories from present-day to Biblical times mention listeners being soothed by the sound of a guitar, lute, or lyre. For playlist, click on the link at the top of this page.

Program Schedule

Music by Bach, Rossini, Elmer Bernstein, Sanz, Interview: An Tran

05/02/2026

This week's edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music by Bach, Rossini (arranged by Giuliani), Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning film composer Elmer Bernstein, Gaspar Sanz, and an interview with the young Vietnamese virtuoso guitarist An Tran.

Music by Mateo Albeniz, CPE Bach, Sor, Kuffner, Berkeley, Lennon/McCartney

05/09/2026

This week's edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! features music by Mateo Albeniz, C.P.E. Bach, Sor, Kuffner, Berkeley, and Lennon/McCartney.

Viva Mangoré!: A Tribute to the legendary Agustin Barrios Mangoré

05/16/2026

In honor of the 141st anniversary of his birth, this week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features a tribute to singularly extraordinary Paraguayan guitarist-composer Agustin Barrios Mangoré (May 5, 1885- August 7, 1944), interviews with Grammy-winning guitarist David Russell, historic recordings producer Jack Silver, and the late Richard “Rico” Stover (1945-2019), author of “Six Silver Moonbeams,” a biography of Agustin Barrios Mangoré.

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